-ejo

Borrowed from German -ei, Greek -είο (-eío).

• IPA^(key): /ˈejo/
• Rhymes: -ejo
• Hyphenation: e‧jo

-ejo

1. indicates a place designed for the purpose expressed by the root

   ‎advokato (“lawyer, barrister, attorney”) + ‎-ejo → ‎advokatejo (“law office”)

   ‎ermito (“hermit”) + ‎-ejo → ‎ermitejo (“hermitage”)

   ‎frenezulo (“lunatic, madman”) + ‎-ejo → ‎frenezulejo (“insane asylum, madhouse”)

   ‎labori (“to work”) + ‎-ejo → ‎laborejo (“workplace”)

   ‎preĝi (“to pray”) + ‎-ejo → ‎preĝejo (“house of worship, place of worship”)

• Ido: -eyo

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

-ejo m (noun-forming suffix, plural -ejos)

1. Forming nouns

Inherited from Latin -culus. Doublet of -ículo.

• IPA^(key): /ˈexo/ [ˈe.xo]
• Rhymes: -exo
• Syllabification: -e‧jo

-ejo m (noun-forming suffix, plural -ejos, feminine -eja, feminine plural -ejas)

1. forms diminutives; applies a detestable or vile quality to the root

   ‎animal (“animal”) + ‎-ejo → ‎animalejo (“creepy-crawly; disgusting little creature; bicho”)

   ‎güera (“blonde (in Mexico)”) + ‎-ejo → ‎güereja (“nasty blonde”)

• “-ejo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024